Mystery Writers of America has announced the winners of the 2018 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, honoring the best in mystery fiction, nonfiction and television published or produced in 2017. The Edgar® Awards were presented at their 72nd Gala Banquet on April 26, 2018 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City.

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2018 Winners

BEST NOVEL
BLUEBIRD, BLUEBIRD by Attica Locke (Mulholland Books)

BEST FIRST NOVEL BY AN AMERICAN AUTHOR
SHE RIDES SHOTGUN by Jordan Harper (Ecco)

BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
THE UNSEEING by Anna Mazzola (Sourcebooks Landmark)

BEST FACT CRIME
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI, by David Grann (Doubleday)

BEST CRITICAL/BIOGRAPHICAL
CHESTER B. HIMES: A Biography, by Lawrence P. Jackson (W.W. Norton & Company)

BEST SHORT STORY
“Spring Break” by John Crowley – NEW HAVEN NOIR (Akashic Books)

BEST JUVENILE
VANISHED! by James Ponti (Aladdin)

BEST YOUNG ADULT
LONG WAY DOWN by Jason Reynolds (Atheneum Books for Young Readers)

BEST TELEVISION EPISODE TELEPLAY
“Somebody to Love” – "Fargo," Teleplay by Noah Hawley (FX Networks/MGM)

ROBERT L. FISH MEMORIAL AWARD
“The Queen of Secrets” – New Haven Noir by Lisa D. Gray (Akashic Books)

GRAND MASTER
Jane Langton
William Link
Peter Lovesey

RAVEN AWARD
Kristopher Zgorski, BOLO Books
The Raven Bookstore, Lawrence Kansas

ELLERY QUEEN AWARD
Robert Pépin

THE SIMON & SCHUSTER - MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD
THE WIDOW'S HOUSE by Carol Goodman (William Morrow Paperbacks)

2018 Nominees

BEST NOVEL

• THE DIME by Kathleen Kent (Mulholland Books)
• PRUSSIAN BLUE by Philip Kerr (G.P. Putnam's Sons)
• BLUEBIRD, BLUEBIRD by Attica Locke (Mulholland Books)
• A RISING MAN by Abir Mukherjee (Pegasus Books)
• THE TWELVE LIVES OF SAMUEL HAWLEY by Hannah Tinti (The Dial Press)

BEST FIRST NOVEL BY AN AMERICAN AUTHOR

• SHE RIDES SHOTGUN by Jordan Harper (Ecco)
• DARK CHAPTER by Winnie M. Li (Polis Books)
• LOLA by Melissa Scrivner Love (Crown)
• TORNADO WEATHER by Deborah E. Kennedy (Flatiron Books)
• IDAHO by Emily Ruskovich (Random House)

BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL

• IN FARLEIGH FIELD by Rhys Bowen (Thomas & Mercer)
• RAGGED LAKE by Ron Corbett (ECW Press)
• BLACK FALL by Andrew Mayne (Harper Paperbacks)
• THE UNSEEING by Anna Mazzola (Sourcebooks Landmark)
• PENANCE by Kanae Minato (Mulholland Books)
• THE RULES OF BACKYARD CRICKET by Jock Serong (Text Publishing)

BEST FACT CRIME

• KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI, by David Grann (Doubleday)
• THE ROAD TO JONESTOWN: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple, by Jeff Guinn (Simon & Schuster)
• AMERICAN FIRE: Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Land, by Monica Hesse (Liveright)
• THE MAN FROM THE TRAIN: The Solving of a Century-Old Serial Killer Mystery, by Bill and Rachel McCarthy James (Scribner)
• MRS. SHERLOCK HOLMES: The True Story of New York City's Greatest Female Detective and the 1917 Missing Girl Case that Captivated a Nation, by Brad Ricca (St. Martin’s Press)

BEST CRITICAL/BIOGRAPHICAL

• FROM HOLMES TO SHERLOCK: The Story of the Men and Women who Created an Icon, by Mattias Bostrom (The Mysterious Press)
• MANDERLEY FOREVER: A Biography of Daphne du Maurier, by Tatiana de Rosnay (St. Martin’s Press)
• MURDER IN THE CLOSET: Essays on Queer Clues in Crime Fiction Before Stonewall, by Curtis Evans (McFarland Publishing)
• CHESTER B. HIMES: A Biography, by Lawrence P. Jackson (W.W. Norton & Company)
• ARTHUR AND SHERLOCK: Conan Doyle and the Creation of Holmesby Michael Sims (Bloomsbury USA)

BEST SHORT STORY

• “Spring Break” by John Crowley – NEW HAVEN NOIR (Akashic Books)
• “Hard to Get” by Jeffery Deaver – Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine (Dell Magazines)
• “Ace in the Hole” by Eric Heidle – MONTANA NOIR (Akashic Books)
• “A Moment of Clarity at the Waffle House” by Kenji Jasper – ATLANTA NOIR (Akashic Books)
• “Chin Yong-Yun Stays at Home” – Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine (Dell Magazines)

BEST JUVENILE

• AUDACITY JONES STEALS THE SHOW by Kirby Larson (Scholastic Press)
• VANISHED! by James Ponti (Aladdin)
• THE ASSASSIN'S CURSE by Kevin Sands (Aladdin)
• FIRST CLASS MURDER by Robin Stevens (Simon & Schuster BFYR)
• NEWSPRINTS by Ru Xu (Graphix)

BEST YOUNG ADULT

• THE CRUELTY by Scott Bergstrom (Feiwel & Friends)
• GRIT by Gillian French (HarperTeen)
• THE IMPOSSIBLE FORTRESS by Jason Rekulak (Simon & Schuster)
• LONG WAY DOWN by Jason Reynolds (Atheneum Books for Young Readers)
• THE HATE U GIVE by Angie Thomas (Balzer + Bray)

BEST TELEVISION EPISODE TELEPLAY

• "Episode 1” – "Loch Ness," Teleplay by Stephen Brady (Acorn TV)
• “Something Happened” – "Law and Order: SVU," Teleplay by Michael Chernuchin (NBC Universal/Wolf Entertainment)
• “Somebody to Love” – "Fargo," Teleplay by Noah Hawley (FX Networks/MGM)
• “Gently and the New Age” – "George Gently," Teleplay by Robert Murphy (Acorn TV)
• “The Blanket Mire” – "Vera," Teleplay by Paul Matthew Thompson and Martha Hillier (Acorn TV)

ROBERT L. FISH MEMORIAL AWARD

• “The Queen of Secrets” – New Haven Noir by Lisa D. Gray (Akashic Books)

GRAND MASTER

• Jane Langton
• William Link
• Peter Lovesey

RAVEN AWARD

• Kristopher Zgorski, BOLO Books
• The Raven Bookstore, Lawrence Kansas

ELLERY QUEEN AWARD

• Robert Pépin

THE SIMON & SCHUSTER - MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD

• THE VINEYARD VICTIMS by Ellen Crosby (Minotaur)
• YOU'LL NEVER KNOW DEAR by Hallie Ephron (William Morrow)
• THE WIDOW'S HOUSE by Carol Goodman (William Morrow Paperbacks)
• UNCORKING A LIE by Nadine Nettmann (Midnight Ink)
• THE DAY I DIED by Lori Rader-Day (William Morrow Paperbacks)